As part of a major upgrade of its facilities to include UHD, NEP the Netherlands has added a MatchBox system from Hitomi into its LiveCenter interconnection centre in Hilversum. LiveCenter is part of NEP’s media facilities in Media Park. Beyond a traditional master control room, it provides a dynamic interconnection centre and a core for […] More
The St Helena, Extreme E’s repurposed former Royal Mail Ship, has arrived at Dakar port, having travelled for over four weeks from the championship opener in Saudi Arabia. Her epic journey has taken her across the Mediterranean Sea, through the Suez Canal, via Valencia then Gibraltar to finally arrive on the West coast of Africa. […] More
The Coppa Italia Final between Atalanta and Juventus will be held at the Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia on 19 May 2021. The competition, which began on 22 September 2020, will end with a broadcast spectacle filmed and produced for Lega Serie A by Euroscena, part of Mediapro Italia, featuring an innovative new camera set […] More
Dynamic advertising solution Parallel Ads will be a feature of the FA Cup Final broadcast this weekend, just as it was for the semi-finals. It’s a high-profile application which technology inventor Appario Global Solutions (AGS) hopes will be a launchpad for even wider adoption. “What we are doing with the FA will build trust of […] More
English Premier League (EPL) football clubs have unanimously agreed to a three-year renewal of the EPL’s UK live and non-live broadcast rights agreements with Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport. The rolled over £4.8 billion TV rights deal, which will run from seasons 2022-23 to 2024-25, will include an extra £100 […] More
Entries are now being accepted for SVG Europe’s Sports TV Awards which returns for 2021 complete with a brand new category. The SVG Europe Sports TV Awards 2021, sponsored by Canon, will recognise and honour the outstanding companies, teams and individuals that pushed sports broadcasting and production forward within the 2020 calendar year. In addition […] More
The European Tour has today announced a multi-year partnership with Zoom Video Communications. As the European Tour’s Official Unified Communications Partner, Zoom will provide comprehensive communications services including virtual and collaborative experiences for media, commercial partners, hospitality guests and the Tour’s global fanbase, through exclusive live-sport experiences. Zoom will deliver virtual press conferences and facilitate key […] More
Grass Valley’s LiveTouch replay and highlights system is set to become a key element of Studio Berlin’s upgraded live production workflow. The deployment sees the German production services provider expand its existing Grass Valley ecosystem with upscaled replay and highlights capability by adding 48 UHD HDR sQ server channels and 15 new LiveTouch panels supporting major live […] More
Sportradar has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Melbourne-based InteractSport, a sports data and technology company with partnerships across a range of leading sporting organisations with a particular depth and expertise in cricket. This acquisition is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals. Cricket is one of the […] More
On-demand streaming service LiveNow will broadcast The Heineken Cup Final and Challenge Cup Final on 21 and 22 May 2021. Altogether, 24 teams across France, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales have battled it out for a place in the Heineken Cup final, with Toulouse and La Rochelle looking to be crowned European champions on 22 […] More
